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That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:38 am
by windstoked
Ever kited a site that nobody ever has before?
Here's one my sons and I did:

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:14 pm
by sanjose_kiter
no idea, but it could be Calaveras reservoir ???
common, let us know where the heck is it ???

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:16 pm
by friggin old guy
Marsh Creek Reservoir? Is that even possible with small size and regs?

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:47 pm
by Tunces
Looks like Bishops Peak in the background.....so, I'd guess Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo...

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:32 pm
by windstoked
OK, here's a hint: The mountain is the tallest peak in the smallest mountain range in the world.
But what is the body of water?

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:36 pm
by ozchrisb
Sierra Buttes........ no idea of the lakes around there though.

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:00 pm
by friggin old guy
Sutter Buttes.......Thermalito Afterbay?

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:02 pm
by BryanMichaelMeyer
Looks like the Sutter Buttes to me and the pic looks to close to be the Afterbay-it gets super windy there but is also an awesome place to wakeboard in the AM.

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:48 pm
by windstoked
Pretty good. That's the Sutter Buttes and the body of water the Sutter Bybass a mile south of Hwy 20 during winter flooding. The Bypass was built to drain Butte Creek and Sacramento River overflow 100 years ago, and it's a mile-wide area with a small slough along each side that fills across some years during flood season.
OK, so here's a different site we were kiting last summer, and as I rode by a kayaker she exclaimed "that has to be a first".
It is in a county around the Bay Area and within a mile of the Ocean:

Re: That's A First!

Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 11:10 pm
by jowall
Good stuff! Man after my own heart.